This document presents the proceedings of an invitational conference on African and Afro-American Studies. Papers presented at the conference were: (1) Negritude in Retrospect; (2) The Assertation of Blackness in the United States and Africa; (3) The Afro-American Materials in the Predominantly White High School. Discussions were centered around (1) the study of Haiti, a bridge between African traditions and the Afro-American experience; (2) approaches to African literature; (3) African studies within the liberal arts curriculum; (4) African Studies; and (5) the de-colonization of African and Afro-American studies. (HS)